Kerala Matta Rice/Red rice or Par boiled rice

This is my family's staple food eaten twice daily. I know it sounds boring, but the taste is great and so are the health benefits. It is called Kerala Matta Rice/Rosematta rice/Palakkadan Matta rice, Kerala Red rice/Red parboiled rice/Mangalore red rice /Ukdo Thandhu(Click here)(Too many names for a single type of rice!).

In my native(Udupi) my mom takes almost 2 hrs to cook this rice on firewood.